Kim Jong-hwan (military officer)
Appearance
Kim Jong-hwan | |
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Minister of the Interior | |
In office 14 December 1979 – 2 September 1980 | |
Preceded by | Koo Ja-choon |
Succeeded by | Seo Jeong-hwa |
Personal details | |
Born | Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan | 2 September 1923
Died | 23 August 2022 | (aged 98)
Nationality | South Korean |
Political party | Independent |
Education | Korea Military Academy Republic of Korea Army Infantry School Republic of Korea Army College Korea National Defense University |
Occupation | Military officer |
Kim Jong-hwan (Korean: 김종환; 2 September 1923 – 23 August 2022) was a South Korean military officer and politician. An independent, he served as Minister of the Interior from 1979 to 1980.[1]
Kim died on 23 August 2022, at the age of 98.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "내무부장관". Korea Institute of Public Administration (in Korean). Archived from the original on 16 May 2005.
- ^ Kim, Myung-seong (24 August 2022). "김종환 前 제15대 합참의장 별세". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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- 1923 births
- 2022 deaths
- Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea)
- Republic of Korea Army personnel
- Government ministers of South Korea
- Interior ministers of South Korea
- Korea Military Academy alumni
- South Korean military personnel of the Korean War
- South Korean military personnel of the Vietnam War
- People from Gyeonggi Province
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